Unit III: Atomic Theory, Nuclear Chemistry & Bonding (Part One)
Learning Objectives
  • Identify characteristics of and perform calculations with frequency and wavelength
  • Know the relationship between types of electromagnetic radiation and energy
  • Know what exhibits continuous and line spectra
  • Know what each of the four quantum numbers (n, l, ml, and ms) represents
  • Identify the four quantum numbers for an electron in an atom
  • Write the complete and abbreviated electron configurations as well as orbital diagrams for an atom or an ion of an element
  • Identify the number and location of the valence electrons in an atom
  • Apply the trends in atomic properties such as atomic radii, ionization energy, electronegativity, electron affinity, and ionic size
  • Know the relative size of ions
  • Identify the products of nuclear transformation processes
  • Interconvert between the half-life of a nuclide and the amount of that nuclide remaining after a specific amount of time
  • Be familiar with critical mass, fusion/fission, mass defect, binding energy, nucleon, strong nuclear force, differences in penetrating power, and the ionizing ability of alpha, beta and gamma radiation
  • Use a graph to predict the type of decay that will occur

Problem Set #3.1
  • Chapter 7—15, 31, 35, 39, 59, 65, 67, 73, 79, 85, 87, 89, 101
  • Chapter 8—15, 33, 35, 39
  • Chapter 18—11, 13, 25, 33, 53

Atomic Theory Quiz:
http://www.classmarker.com/online-test/start/?quiz=h3b5074e00e3bee1

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Unit III: Atomic Theory, Nuclear Chemistry & Bonding (Part Two)
Learning Objectives
  • Know the characteristics of ionic and covalent bonding
  • Know how to use electronegativity to predict the polarity of covalent bonds
  • Know how to draw Lewis symbols for atoms and Lewis structures from molecular compounds and polyatomic ions
  • Know how to draw resonance structures
  • Know how to assign molecular shapes using the VSPER Theory for molecules and polyatomic ions
  • Know how to assign hybrid orbitals to central atoms of molecules and polyatomic ions
  • Know how to compare bond lengths in molecules

Problem Set #3.2
  • Chapter 8 → 22, 27 (skip “differences”) 67, 73*, 81, 87, 91, 95
  • Chapter 9 → 15, 17, 21, 27

*(a) NO2: 2 structures; NO3-: 3 structures; N2O4: 4 structures
(b) OCN-: 3 structures; SCN-: 3 structures; N3-: 3 structures
(c) O3: 3 structures; SO2: 2 structures; SO3: 3 structures

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Great website for Molecular Geometry and Polarity:
http://www.tutor-homework.com/Chemistry_Help/Molecular_Geometry/Polar_Or_Nonpolar.html